Yomaira Z. López Cruz
Yomaira Z. López Cruz
Assistant Professor of School Counseling
- Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, Carlos Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2015
- Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, Carlos Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2012
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, 2009
Yomaira Z. López Cruz (she/her/ella) was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She has been living in Western Massachusetts since 2017 when she started working at a community mental health clinic and currently continues providing services in Spanish and English as an individual psychotherapist to children and adults. She has been trained in neurofeedback and EMDR and has experience working in nursing homes, providing individual/family psychotherapy, and screenings for dementia and other neurocognitive disorders. Additionally, she worked in school settings providing individual psychotherapy and psychoeducational workshops for teachers and parents. She has been teaching at Springfield College since 2020.
Research Interests
- Grief
- Developmental trauma
- Social justice
- Neurocognitive disorders
- Interaction between behavior and technology
Courses Taught
- Psych 101
- Psychological Testing
- Counseling Skills Development
- Counseling Theories
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship
